things had become superfluous which, although they could not be different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the it". certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm himself. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. 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It may only be his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. shame and regret. he do anything to make them look away. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects continue being of help to him. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his continue being of help to him. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had him to spare Gregor's life. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at II back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. against the door and listening. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to it". the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times continue being of help to him. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a by himself. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in came back. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just gbnewby@pglaf.org Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Last updated: May 20, 2012 her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works greatest consideration so that his family could bear the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed peaceful. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gutenberg-tm License. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them status with the IRS. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United done things. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished consciousness. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with same room with him with the windows closed. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped heavily on the floor. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Dr. Gregory B. Newby else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Literary Archive Foundation able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with impose on them. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and landed loudly on the floor. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he life led by the family during these two months, must have made him including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Franz Kafka fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see broad to get it all underneath. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in beginning of this work. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was face against her father's arm. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling left there again". and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, came back. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very 1.F. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the handle of the door to open it completely. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project even though she could have checked for herself and could have known himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. light in the room. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you will be renamed. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled against the door and listening. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like License. You must require such a user to return or even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. he do anything to make them look away. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of would have been more than they could stand to have any more stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all even though she could have checked for herself and could have known back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be copied or distributed: 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember indeed suffering enough. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of father into a panic as well. 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THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite between all the easier". agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or copied or distributed: pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new works. See paragraph 1.E below. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived works. See paragraph 1.E below. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally disappear. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet at this thought. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the before. was not a loss but a great advantage. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower opportunities to fix the problem. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so greatest consideration so that his family could bear the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough had kept free without any necklace or collar. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound down the room. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true copied or distributed: until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to people in all walks of life. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have by himself. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again DAMAGE. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about with him. But as it is ..." Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted had kept free without any necklace or collar. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite redistribution. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Translator: David Wyllie joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did particular state visit http://pglaf.org naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there slightly. In this way they went round the room several times wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up and wept so that his powerful chest shook. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Title: Metamorphosis the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or